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Editorial Special : The Gatling Gun

Editorial Special : The Gatling Gun

9 February, 2020
Robert G. Segel
Editorials, History, Search By Issue, V12N2, Volume 12

State-of-the-Art Weaponary Machine guns today are generally defined as firearms that shoot automatically more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N5

Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N5

25 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

World War II Japanese home front patriotic fan. Made of bamboo and paper it measures 7-1/2 inches long and opens up to be about 10…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N4

Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N4

23 October, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N4, Volume 7

Original silk art painting done immediate post World War I during the occupation of Germany. Entitled, “Neuwied Germany, Co. A, 4th M.G., 2nd Div., With…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N3

Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N3

14 August, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N3, Volume 7

Australian gold gilt and enameled veteran’s pin for the 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association’s 50th anniversary. Enameled grey, black and yellow triangle insignia of the…

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MACHINE GUN MEMORABILIA

MACHINE GUN MEMORABILIA

26 June, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N2, Volume 7

Sterling silver U.S. doughboy dog tag holder and locket. The outside of the holder is engraved “2nd Lieut. H.W. Billman 109 M.G. Bn. 28th Division…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia: Volume 7, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, History, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: British Machine Gun Corps shoulder patches as adopted for the 101st Machine Gun Company. This rare and unique patch features the image of a…

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Japanese Taisho Type 11 (Model 1922) Light Machine Gun (Juichinen Shiki Keikikanju)

Japanese Taisho Type 11 (Model 1922) Light Machine Gun (Juichinen Shiki Keikikanju)

16 January, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V6N4, Volume 6

ABOVE: Right side view of the Type 11 LMG In preparing research for this article it was found that there was no consistent consensus on…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 6, Number 4

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 6, Number 4

12 December, 2014
Damon Bolding
Columns, History, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V6N4, Volume 6

World War I A.I.F (Australian Imperial Forces) aluminum dog tag. Engraved “92 T. Maxwell, 10 M.G. Coy RC” (Tag #92, T. Maxwell, 10th Machine Gun…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 6, Number 3

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 6, Number 3

28 November, 2014
Damon Bolding
Columns, History, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V6N3, Volume 6

TOP: German interwar period paperweight or desk ornament. 6-inch long silver German Maxim MG08 with Z.F. 12 optical sight mounted on a prone sled mount…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 5, Number 4

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 5, Number 4

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V5N4, Volume 5

(Left) Pre World War II U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Armored Tank Corps Division with red horse’s head and red stripe on yellow shield designating the…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 5, Number 3

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 5, Number 3

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V5N3, Volume 5

World War I era U.S. Cavalry officer’s tunic collar insignia. Worn in pairs, these collar insignia represent the Machine Gun Squadron of the cavalry. From…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 5, Number 2

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 5, Number 2

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V5N2, Volume 5

Japanese interwar or early World War II machine gunner commemorative discharge sake pourer featuring the Army star, Japanese battle flag and a Type 11 light…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 5, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 5, Number 1

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V5N1, Volume 5

Oil on canvas painting (1906) entitled ‘Off Duty’ by Julius M. Price; in the days when the British Royal Navy ruled the Seven Seas. Sharp…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 4, Number 4

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 4, Number 4

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V4N4, Volume 4

British Machine Gun Corps ‘trench art’ lighter. Copper and brass in the shape of a book with the collar insignia of the M.G.C. crossed Vickers…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 4, Number 3

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 4, Number 3

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V4N3, Volume 4

Large Austrian bronze artwork casting of a three man Austrian Army machine gun team firing the Schwartzlose M07/12 water-cooled machine gun in full combat gear….

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 4, Number 2

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 4, Number 2

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V4N2, Volume 4

Postcard of an artist’s rendering of an Austrian soldier firing the Schwartzlose M07/12 water-cooled machine gun during a famous battle in Serbia on August 16,…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 4, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 4, Number 1

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V4N1, Volume 4

Indian officer’s interwar helmet badge for the machine gun section of the Jodphur Lancers. South African 1st Machine Gun Squadron Transvaal bronze cap and collar…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 3, Number 4

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 3, Number 4

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V3N4, Volume 3

World War II Japanese machine gun proficiency badge. White metal material (35mm) with crossed Type 96 light machine guns to center. Hook and hinged latch…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 3, Number 3

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 3, Number 3

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V3N3, Volume 3

Canadian 4th Machine Gun Company cap and collar badge. The cap badge is made of Browning copper with a maple leaf background. This badge is…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 3, Number 2

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 3, Number 2

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V3N2, Volume 3

Canadian Boyle’s Yukon Motor Machine Gun Detachment cap and collar badges. The cap badge features crossed Vickers under the King’s crown and a prospecting pan…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 2, Number 4

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 2, Number 4

16 December, 2013
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V2N4, Volume 2

French made overseas cap made for U.S. forces in a style called a ‘Belgium Hat.’ It is unlined and a simple rectangle construction. Sewn to…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 2, Number 3

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 2, Number 3

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V2N3, Volume 2

Polish superior machine gun marksmanship sleeve badge. Brass image of five rounds on a machine gun belt. Sewn on sleeve, this was used in the…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 2, Number 2

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 2, Number 2

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V2N2, Volume 2

Canadian machine gun officer’s gold gilt cap badge. Very early World War I version with crossed Maxim machine guns (rather than the later crossed Vickers…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 2, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 2, Number 1

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V2N1, Volume 2

U.S. World War II transit poster ‘They also serve, who buy WAR BONDS 7th War Loan‘ by Phil Lyford, 1945. Oblong full color poster showing…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 1, Number 4

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 1, Number 4

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V1N4, Volume 1

Japanese commemorative veteran’s time in service sake cup with kanji denoting service in the Navy’s 40th Marine Regiment with a nicely detailed image of a…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 1, Number 3

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 1, Number 3

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V1N3, Volume 1

Polish Central Gunnery School in Torun badge. Silvered multi-construction badge features the crowned eagle to top with a horizontal machine gun belt to the center…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 1, Number 2

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 1, Number 2

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V1N2, Volume 1

Original pen and ink wash drawing entitled ‘Pirouette’ of a World War II British Home Guard soldier manning a Lewis gun on an improvised anti-aircraft…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 1, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 1, Number 1

16 December, 2013
Robert G. Segel
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V1N1, Volume 1

World War I Canadian 3rd Machine Gun Company, 1st Canadian Division large white metal cap badge featuring a Vickers MkI water-cooled machine gun to the…

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The Lewis Gun

The Lewis Gun

9 March, 2013
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V5N1, Volume 5

Col. Lewis was a United States Military Academy (West Point) graduate (1884) and spent twenty-five years in the United States Army assigned primarily to Coastal Artillery units. He was a keen inventor and received a number of patents for artillery rangefinders and other artillery related equipment. He also studied in Europe for several years learning about the armament industry. It was while in Europe that he discovered that America was at least ten years behind in artillery and small arms manufacturing – particularly machine guns….

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Swedish Medium Machine Guns: Kulspruta M/36 LV DBL

Swedish Medium Machine Guns: Kulspruta M/36 LV DBL

11 September, 2012
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V4N3, Volume 4

Sweden was not shy in their attempt to modernize their army at the turn of the twentieth century by equipping it with modern machine guns. The m/95 Maxim, the m/99 Nordenfeldt (Konstruction Bergman-Nordenfeldt) and m/00 Hotchkiss all found a home at one time or another in the Swedish army from 1895 to 1914. From 1914 the m/14 Schwarzlose was adopted and widely used. The first 511 Schwarzlose machine guns were imported from Austria but in 1917 Sweden began making them at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori (GF) in Eskilstuna….

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Rapid Fire Weapons Before Maxim & Browning

Rapid Fire Weapons Before Maxim & Browning

16 August, 2012
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V4N2, Volume 4

Machine guns today are generally defined as firearms that shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. This modern definition has come about due to the development of such a weapon as pioneered by Hiram Maxim and John Browning and is subsequently used for all weapons that employ this mechanical means in firearms today…

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The Origin of the Russian "Tractor-Cap" M1910 Maxim

The Origin of the Russian “Tractor-Cap” M1910 Maxim

24 February, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V4N1, Volume 4

Collectors and historians are familiar with the Russian “Tractor Cap” or “Snow Cap” Maxim machine gun. It was a modification of the PM1910 (Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova or “Maxim’s machine gun Model 1910 on Sokolov’s mount”) that did away with the small water filler hole in the water jacket and instead a much larger hole was cut into the top of the water jacket that allowed snow, ice or larger volumes of water to be introduced quickly into the water jacket. The hole was covered by a tractor radiator cap that was hinged on one side and secured by a clasp on the other side…

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The Japanese Type 92 (M1932) 7.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Kyuni Shiki Jukikanju)

The Japanese Type 92 (M1932) 7.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Kyuni Shiki Jukikanju)

26 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V3N4, Volume 3

The Japanese had a unique system of naming and numbering their weapons using two basic methods.  One method referred to the Type number, which represented the last two digits of the Japanese Jimmu Year.  For the Type 92 machine gun, this represented the year 2592 (or 1932 on the Gregorian calendar).  This is noted in three Japanese kanji characters arranged in a vertical column on top of the gun’s receiver…

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Colt Automatic Gun Model 1895/1914

Colt Automatic Gun Model 1895/1914

11 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V3N3, Volume 3

Captain Herbert W. McBride of the 21st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, wrote in his excellent book A Rifleman Went to War the following concerning the use of the Colt Automatic Gun Model 1895. “We Canadians of the Second Division were originally equipped with Colt guns… I imagine I can hear some sniffles and horse-laughs. You think that the Colt is a poor weapon, eh? Well, just let me tell you something for your information and instruction… Never have I seen any machine gun….

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FIAT Revelli Modelo 1914

FIAT Revelli Modelo 1914

10 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V3N2, Volume 3

Right side view the Italian FIAT Revelli Model 1914 with top ejection port cover open. Italy was the first country in the world to officially…

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U.S. Colt Vickers Model of 1915

U.S. Colt Vickers Model of 1915

6 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V3N1, Volume 3

Right side of the U.S. Colt Vickers Model of 1915 on the Mark IV tripod shown with the condensing hose and tin lined water box…

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U.S. Automatic Machine Rifle Model of 1909

U.S. Automatic Machine Rifle Model of 1909

3 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V2N4, Volume 2

The Automatic Machine Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1909 – also known as the “Benét-Mercié.” Weighing in at about 30 pounds it was considered a…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia - Volume 3, Number 1

Machine Gun Memorabilia – Volume 3, Number 1

16 December, 2011
Damon Bolding
Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V3N1, Volume 3

British Machine Gun Corps ‘trench art’ lighter. Copper and brass in the shape of a book with the collar insignia of the M.G.C. crossed Vickers…

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The Swiss MG11 Maxim Machine Gun

The Swiss MG11 Maxim Machine Gun

14 October, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V2N3, Volume 2

Overall right-hand view of the MG11. Hiram Maxim was born in the United States in 1840.  His genius lay in his ability to grasp the…

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French St. Etienne Model 1907

French St. Etienne Model 1907

25 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V2N2, Volume 2

Photo postcard showing the rare Puteaux M1905 machine gun. The caption reads “Mailly Camp – Infantry soldiers operating a machine gun in an open field”…

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Air Gunners Memorial at the Yorkshire Air Museum // York, U.K.

Air Gunners Memorial at the Yorkshire Air Museum // York, U.K.

25 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
Military Museums, Search By Issue, V2N2, Volume 2

The jewel of their aircraft collection is this flying Handley Page Halifax II (III) “Friday the 13th” that is operated and maintained at the Yorkshire…

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Defense & Security 2009

Defense & Security 2009

25 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
Search By Issue, Show Reports, V2N2, Volume 2

The Tri-Service Asian Defense and Internal Security Event for Land, Sea and Air and Security Exhibition was held at the IMPACT Exhibition Center in Bangkok,…

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The Austrian Schwarzlose Model 07/12 Water-Cooled Machine Gun

The Austrian Schwarzlose Model 07/12 Water-Cooled Machine Gun

23 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V2N1, Volume 2

Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose of Charlottenburg, Germany was a well known and respected inventor and arms designer working out of the gun making center of Suhl,…

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Russian Underwater Guns

Russian Underwater Guns

23 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel, Dr. Philip H. Dater
Ammunition, Reviews, Search By Issue, V2N1, Volume 2

Dr. Philip H. Dater takes aim with the SSP-1M 4-barrel underwater pistol. The sound signature was recorded as 160.1 dB average in open air. (Dan…

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The French Hotchkiss Model 1914 Heavy Machine Gun

The French Hotchkiss Model 1914 Heavy Machine Gun

19 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V1N4, Volume 1

Laurence Benét test fires the Hotchkiss Model 1897 mounted on a wheeled carriage. The Hotchkiss Model 1914 was the standard French Army heavy machine gun…

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Spirit of the Bayonet: Bayonet Charge in Basra

Spirit of the Bayonet: Bayonet Charge in Basra

18 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V1N3, Volume 1

While the insignia of US Infantry is crossed rifles, its spirit is the spirit of the bayonet.  Every American infantryman, indeed every American soldier, learns…

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: The Royal Regiment of Scotland

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: The Royal Regiment of Scotland

18 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V1N3, Volume 1

FROM LEFT: LEFT TWO: A regiment in their own right, the cap badge and shoulder patch of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as worn in…

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The Museum of the Polish Army // Warsaw, Poland

The Museum of the Polish Army // Warsaw, Poland

17 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Military Museums, Search By Issue, V1N3, Volume 1

Located in the heart of Warsaw, Poland, the Museum of the Polish Army holds some 300,000 historical treasures dating from 966 through World War II. …

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The Browning Model 1917 Water-Cooled Machine Gun

The Browning Model 1917 Water-Cooled Machine Gun

17 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V1N3, Volume 1

On October 29, 1918, just two weeks until the end of the war, and just before the 80th Division was committed to combat, the men…

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Greek War Museum // Athens, Greece

Greek War Museum // Athens, Greece

15 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
Military Museums, Search By Issue, V1N1, Volume 1

Light artillery field pieces from World War I and World War II aligned along the outdoor terrace level. Located in the center of Athens just…

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U.S. Maxim Model 1904

U.S. Maxim Model 1904

15 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V1N2, Volume 1

Machine Gun Squad, Company B, Second U.S. Infantry. Note the rare leather strap hanging arrangement for the steam condensing hose. Photo circa 1917. History 2004…

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The White Eagle Military Museum // Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland

The White Eagle Military Museum // Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland

10 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Military Museums, Search By Issue, V1N1, Volume 1

Skarżysko-Kamienna is a relatively young city receiving its city charter in 1923, yet a settlement has existed in the Kamienna river valley since prehistoric times due to the ore-rich region in which it is located.  Steel mills prospered in the region and the State Ammunition Factory, as well as many other defense related industries after World War II, are located in the city.  It was here where Polish squads ordered by Józef Piłsudski fought during World War I….

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Argentina's Maxim Model 1895

Argentina’s Maxim Model 1895

9 August, 2011
Robert G. Segel
History, Search By Issue, V1N1, Volume 1

Argentina was an early user of the Maxim and began by ordering 50 Maxims from the Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Limited in England in 1895. These first 50 guns were given Argentine Army serial numbers 1-50 and chambered in the 7.65×53 Belgium Mauser caliber. In 1898, a second order of the Model 1895 was placed with Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM), a licensed Maxim manufacturer in Germany, for another 150 guns still chambered for the Belgium Mauser 7.65×53 caliber. These guns were serially numbered 51-200.

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